Barcelona set up a meeting with South American champion Santos in the World Club Cup final by dispatching Al-Sadd, 4-0, Thursday in the semis, but lost forward David Villa to a broken leg. Read the whole story

"We're closer than we've ever been," San Jose Earthquakes president Dave Kaval on the team's new stadium quest after the city of San Jose approved a permit needed to start construction on a $60-million soccer stadium. Read the whole story